Voter turnout in the Wisconsin counties often
lags the state average in off-year elections.

Voter turnout is trending downward over time
in both states, but in a more pronounced way in Minnesota

Source: MN data from
calculations by Wilder Research for Minnesota Compass. WI data from the
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism and calculations by the SRC with
data from the Wisconsin Elections Commission and the Demographic Services
Bureau.